SRS is honored to bring Tony Cowden's story to the show. Tony is a former Green Beret and CIA contractor with an impeccable career having served in multiple combat deployments. In part one of this two-part series, we cover Tony's upbringing and how his father helped fuel his capacity for resourcefulness and an unmatched work ethic. Tony recounts his experience in the "Red Cell" Program where he was tracking and surveilling assets on American soil and how he barely made it out of a sticky situation alive on the day of the September 11th, 2001 attacks. Don't miss the harrowing story of how Tony single-handedly held off wave after wave of attackers when he was cut off, alone and outnumbered in the streets of Iraq. 26 bodies of enemy combatants were recovered from this firefight. 🚨↘️ Shawn Ryan Show Links ↙️🚨 Newsletter - https://shawnryanshow.com/pages/newsletter Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-ryan-show/id1492492083 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7xQ?si=59f9d106e56a4509 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shawnryan762 Download - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lF-8_5jwRc5eAhzDkqqCOp-6yvd05vAw?usp=sharing #vigilanceelite #shawnryanshow Tony Cowden Links: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tony_cowden_ Twitter - https://twitter.com/TonyCowdenNC Training - https://www.capableincorporated.com Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@capableinc4861 Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://lairdsuperfood.com - USE CODE "SRS" https://hvmn.com/shawn https://babbel.com/srs https://shopify.com/shawn 00:00 - Introduction 10:27 - Childhood 23:44 - Meeting his wife 33:51 - Father’s Army Career 40:21 - Joining the Army 53:43 - Being Arrested 1:18:30 - Red Cell 1:40:35 - Pursuit Deterrent Ammunition 1:45:05 - WMDs and Iraq 2:05:30 - Iraq Experience 2:10:05 - Washington 2:22:41 - Back to Iraq